Application Developer

Location: Marshalltown, Iowa

Salary Range: $65,000 - $85,000 per year

Build the Future of How Business Works

At Mechdyne, we're transforming the way our organization operates through innovative business applications, intelligent automation, and emerging AI technologies. We're looking for a Corporate Application Developer who thrives on solving business challenges with technology and wants to help shape the next generation of enterprise systems.

This isn't a traditional development role focused on maintaining a single application. You'll create solutions that touch every corner of the business, from custom applications and API integrations to AI-powered assistants, intelligent workflows, and enterprise-wide automation initiatives.

If you're energized by modern development practices, curious about emerging technologies, and excited to see your work create measurable business impact, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do

As a Corporate Application Developer, you'll partner with business leaders and technical teams to design and deliver solutions that improve efficiency, streamline processes, and unlock new capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain custom business applications using Java, PHP, and other modern technologies.
• Build innovative applications, APIs, integrations, and automated workflows that solve real business challenges.
• Enhance and support existing enterprise applications and internal corporate systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Develop secure integrations and data-access services between critical business platforms.
• Explore and implement emerging technologies, including:
• AI agents and copilots
• Conversational applications
• Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
• Enterprise search solutions
• Intelligent automation platforms
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate solution design, coding, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation while ensuring quality, security, and maintainability.
• Prototype and evaluate new technologies, providing recommendations based on business value, risk, and long-term supportability.
• Participate in Agile development activities, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to application architecture, development standards, security practices, and technical documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software development, application development, systems integration, or similar technical roles.
• Professional development experience with Java and/or PHP.
• Experience building web applications, APIs, integrations, and data-driven business solutions.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, SQL, source control systems, and issue-tracking platforms.
• Experience using, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn, AI-assisted development tools.
• Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated content and independently validate results.
• Understanding of secure software development practices and data protection principles.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across business and technical teams.
• A growth mindset, curiosity, and passion for continuous learning.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience with Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, or other modern programming languages.
• Experience building AI-enabled applications, agents, copilots, or conversational interfaces.
• Knowledge of MCP, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), enterprise search, or knowledge-management platforms.
• Experience integrating with Microsoft Power Platform, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, or QuickBooks.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or AWS.
• Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software delivery practices.

Why Mechdyne?

At Mechdyne, you'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that directly influence how our business operates and evolves. You'll collaborate with talented professionals, experiment with emerging technologies, and help drive innovation across the enterprise.

We believe the future of business technology will be powered by intelligent applications, automation, AI, and seamless integration. If you're excited to help build that future, we want to hear from you.

Join us and create the systems that power what's next.

Pay: $65,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• This position does not provide sponsorship for non-U.S. work visas. Will you require sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., OPT, H-1B, etc.)?
• What are your salary expectations?

Ability to Commute:

• Marshalltown, IA 50158 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Marshalltown, IA 50158: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person